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FLORENCE — Tina Gay Bliss-Clark of Florence died June 25 at age 50. The family chose not to list the cause of death. At her request, no service is planned.

She was born Jan. 24, 1960, in Eugene to Robert and Georgia Millican Bliss. She married William Clark in 1989 in Arizona. They later divorced.

She worked in the travel industry for 25 years.

Survivors include a son, Lucas Clark of North Bend; stepmother, Gail Bliss of Seal Rock; three sisters, Vicky Griffith of Teriton, Okla., Regina Sheythe of Seattle and Tiffany Moon of Eugene; and a brother, Bob Bliss of Cottage Grove.

Her life partner, Conrad Nelson, died Dec. 16, 2009.

Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.

Remembrances to the Humane Society.

Jeanne Bradfield

NOTI — A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 5, at the Veneta Alliance Church for Jeanne Kay Bradfield of Noti, who died June 30 of cancer. She was 58.

She was born Oct. 30, 1951, in La Jolla, Calif., to Robert and Dorothy Wood Bradfield.

She worked as a beautician and waitress.

Survivors include a son, Clifford Tyer; a daughter Dayna Shaw; her parents; two sisters, Susan Gosselin of Noti and Julie Bradfield of Grass Valley, Calif; and two grandchildren.

Arrangements by Aurora Cremation and Burial Service in Eugene.

Audrey Everett

Audrey Everett of Eugene died June 26 at age 83. The family chose not to list the cause of death. No service is planned.

She was born Sept. 13, 1926, in Token Creek, Wis., to Lawrence and Reba Crabtree Lothe.

She held a bachelor of science degree in education and a master’s degree in counseling. She worked as a counselor for the Fern Ridge School District for more than 20 years.

Survivors include a son, Mike Savelich of Eugene; two daughters, Jennifer Wilson Rumburg of Eugene and Karen Savelich of Walnut Creek, Calif.; a sister, Shirley Hogle of Seattle; a brother, Don Lothe of California; and three grandchildren.

Her husband, Paul Everett, died in 2003.

Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene.

Robert Frazer

A memorial service will be held at 9 a.m. July 10, at the Coronado Mobile Home Park in Mesa, Ariz., for Robert Townsend “Bob” Frazer of Mesa, former longtime resident of Eugene, who died June 19 of leukemia. He was 78.

He was born April 14, 1932, in Eugene to Loren and Geraldine Townsend Frazer. He married Bonnie Green on April 12, 1953, in Eugene.

He served in the Coast Guard from 1950 to 1953. He worked as a printer for The Register-Guard, retiring in 1994.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Pam Fields of Monroe and Jeri Wesselman of Gilbert, Ariz.; a brother, James of Eugene; a sister, Maridee Crouch of Redmond; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Arrangements by Mountain View Funeral Home and Cemetery in Mesa. Remembrances to Banner Gardens Hospice House in Mesa.

Esther Jones

A private family gathering will be held for Esther W. Jones of Eugene, who died June 24 of age-related causes. She was 93.

She was born Jan. 26, 1917, in Palo, Minn., to Nestor and Martha Niemi.She married Wendel Jones on March 17, 1945, in Reno, Nev.

She graduated from high school in Minnesota and attended some college. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Jenny Brown of Sacramento; a sister, Vivian Lethinen of Australia; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.

Richard Mathis

A private memorial service will be held on Sunday, July 4, for Richard Burrel Mathis of Eugene, who died June 26 of age-related causes. He was 86.

He was born Nov. 30, 1923, in Long Beach, Calif., to Otis and Marion Crawford Mathis. He married June Moser on May 20, 1972, in Las Vegas. She died Oct. 9, 2003.

He was a World War II and Vietnam War veteran, serving in the Air Force. He had a career in the military.

Survivors include two daughters, Victoria Reinhard of Eugene and Helene Romanyk of Palm Coast, Fla.; three sons, Bruce of Fredericksburg, Texas, Ronald of Golden, Colo., and William of Winter Springs, Fla.; 13 grand­children; and six great-grandchildren.

A son, Roderick Crawford Mathis, died in September 1996, and son Richard Burrell Mathis II died in 2009.

A grandson, Bradley Richard Pike, died Feb. 3, 2010.

Arrangements by Alpha Immediate Cremation Services in Springfield.

Robert Pfaff

SPRINGFIELD — Robert Anton Pfaff of Springfield died June 27 of cancer at age 73. A family gathering will be held later.

He was born Sept. 30, 1936, in Mandan, N.D., to Stanley and Rose Russler Pfaff. He married Charlotte Anderson in 1979 in Reno, Nev. She died in July 1996.

Pfaff graduated from Springfield High School. He worked as a forklift driver for Emerald Forest Products for 30 years.

Survivors include two sons, Robert of Wyoming and Anthony of Eugene; three daughters, Robin Markee and Yvonne Pfaff, both of Springfield, and Michelle Walters of Montana; two sisters, Arlene Logan of Monroe and Alice Haskins of Las Vegas; two brothers, Dick of Gresham and Ron of Eugene; 18 grandchildren; and seven great-grand­children. A son, David Pfaff, and a grandson, Jacob Pfaff, died previously.

Inurnment will be at Springfield Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.

Remembrances to Robert Pfaff Fund at U.S. Bank.

Maxine Tweedt

Maxine Mae Tweedt of Eugene died June 27 of age-related causes at age 75. A memorial service is planned for later.

She was born July 31, 1934, in Belvidere, S.D., to Marlo and Bernice Yule McBride. She married John Richard Tweedt on May 17, 1954, in Reno, Nev. He died previously.

A graduate of Monroe High School, she worked as a hairdresser and worked in child care at First United Methodist Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Marla Cox of Salem and Tina Tweedt of Eugene; a son, John of Junction City; a brother, Merlyn McBride of Corvallis; two grandchildren; and two great-grand­children.

Arrangements by West Lawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Eugene.

Remembrances to American Cancer Society.

Cassandra Watkins

Cassandra Nicholette Hunt Watkins of Eugene died June 28 at age 31. The family chose not to list the cause of death. A celebration of life is planned for a later date.

She was born March 24, 1979, in Eugene.

She graduated from Willamette High School in 1996. She worked as a certified nursing assistant at South Hills Rehabilatation Center in Eugene.

Survivors include a daughter, Savannah “Savvy” Hunt of Eugene; her parents, Danny and Linda Hunt of Eugene; grandparents Catherine Watkins and Troy and Pauline Hunt, all of Eugene; three sisters, Cashanne Logsdon and Sarah Hunt, both of Eugene, and Maria Stewart of Harrisburg; and a brother, Bryan Pugh of Elroy, Wis.

Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. Remembrances to Womenspace.

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